Admiral class
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The Admiral class was a group of British Royal Navy battlecruisers designed in the World War I era, best known for including HMS Hood, the largest and most powerful warship in the world when completed.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Admiral class canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship class
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battlecruiser class ⓘ capital ship ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | including HMS Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedInYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Royal Navy Director of Naval Construction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedInPeriod |
1910s
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World War I era ⓘ |
| designMotivation | improve protection and firepower over earlier battlecruisers ⓘ |
| era | interwar naval arms race ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| includesShip |
HMS Anson
NERFINISHED
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HMS Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Rodney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedRole | battlecruiser ⓘ |
| launchedInYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Admiral George Anson
NERFINISHED
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Admiral George Brydges Rodney NERFINISHED ⓘ Admiral Richard Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy admirals ⓘ Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureFeature |
heavy belt armor for a battlecruiser
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high speed for a capital ship ⓘ |
| notableAs |
largest warship in the world when completed
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most powerful warship in the world when completed ⓘ |
| notableShip | HMS Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Navy
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Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOfClass |
Admiral class
NERFINISHED
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Admiral class NERFINISHED ⓘ Admiral class NERFINISHED ⓘ Admiral class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Renown-class battlecruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 15-inch naval guns ⓘ |
| propulsionType | steam turbines ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType |
battlecruiser
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capital ship ⓘ |
| succeededBy | G3 battlecruiser design ⓘ |
| sunkBy | German battleship Bismarck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkInBattle | Battle of the Denmark Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkInYear | 1941 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Hood